Rochester, NY-based REIT that owns, operates, and rehabs apartment complexes. Balance sheet looks stable and the company has added approximately $10/share to BV in the last two years. Based on current P/BV multiple share price should be $80-90 in another two years.

I lease apartments all over the nation. My company helped them go "REIT" in 1995 my family and I bought 500 shares $19.00. This is a solid company Nelson is one of the owners in up-state NY. Family owned and growing.

HME has figured out how to do it right. They are not chasing all A+ properties/luxury apts. like Avalon or Equity. Instead, they are targeting tenants with modest incomes that are looking for a nice place to live but don't desire to pay top-of-the-line pricing for only slightly better accomodations. This enables HME to buy units cheaper, invest less capital and hit the sweet spot of the rental market - people looking to rent for a few years before they move up to a single family home.

In the current economic environment, the HME strategy also enables them to attract people who need to scale down due to home price/mtg issues.

Besides all of that, they run the shop conservatively, have a nice dividend, and pay attention to shareholders. The only negative I have is that the board of trustees is a bit too cozy with management.

Housing Market is yet to find a bottom, and will continue fall. Subprime market has also taken a beating and with tightening credit lines mortages will be hard to come by, making housing unavailable for many.

Over the Past 4 quarters Net income has been declining. For the quarter ended 12/06 we see a large income # reported but should be significantly discounted due to the income generated from norecurring events.